What is x when 30 divided by x equals 29?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 30 and the quotient 29?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 30 ÷ 29 = 1.0344827586207
To prove this, let's compute 30 divided by 1.0344827586207:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 30 divided by x gives a result of 29, is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- Multiply both sides by x:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus, the equation becomes:
- To find x, divide both sides by 29:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 30 and the quotient is 29, the divisor is 1.0344827586207.